Trump’s team did not say what wants in trading talks, says the EU

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The United States has not reported that it wants to raise trade tariffs, according to the European Commission, after a two -hour meeting between trade participants, it made little progress.

On Monday, EU Commissioner for Trade Commissioner Shefchovich had the Minister of Trade Howard Lutnik to discuss how to remove the so -called mutual tariffs imposed by the United States, along with steel, aluminum and car fees, but the US failed to determine its requirements.

“We have to hear more from Americans. We need to have a more accurate idea of ​​what their preferred results in these negotiations,” – said EU Trade Press Socialist Olaf Gill on Tuesday.

Gill said Shchafchovich repeated the proposal to mutually abandon all tariffs for industrial goods.

“The EU makes its role. Now the US needs to determine its position. Like every negotiation, it must be a two-sided street … on both sides bring something,” he said.

The White House and Trade Department did not immediately respond to a comment request.

US listed a long set of complaints when it imposed, then stopped, mutually tariffs Most of the world this month. But the calculations were based on trading in goods between them and the US. The EU was given 20 percent, based on a excess of goods of $ 235 billion, which it had in 2024.

Donald Trump said the EU should buy more liquefied natural gas, to which Brussels has in principle.

The US president also attacks the EU for buying enough cars and “non -tariff barriers” that exclude chicken in the US, washed chlorine -based chemicals, and hormones feeding a cattle. He made his way against VAT and its digital regulation.

Within a few days after Trump’s tariffs, Trump refused them and applied only 10 percent collection for almost all countries for 90 days, urging partners to look for deals to reduce duties.

But on Monday, he also instructed officials to prepare fresh measures against semiconductor and pharmaceutical products. Gill said Shafievich once again confirmed the importance of elastic transatlantic supply chains.

Gill said the meeting is a “purposeful volume”, as well as covered by the tariff plan for zero and global capacity in the steel and aluminum industry.

But he added that food safety standards were “sacred”.

“The commissioner once again emphasized that the EU and the United States share many problems and can solve them in favor of both parties,” he said.

“The EU will continue to approach these negotiations in a constructive manner in order to identify the areas that are of the overall interest. It is clear that significant joint efforts will be required to achieve a successful 90 -day window.”

The EU has stopped its retaliation tariffs in response to steel and aluminum fees until July 14. He continued to work on further measures for other tariffs, Gill said if there was no agreement.